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Trump's Portrait to Feature in New US Passport

Are America250 passports a bold patriotic tribute or an unprecedented misuse of a national document?

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Trump's Portrait to Feature in New US Passport

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Above: U.S. State Department preview of the America250 passport design announced on April 28. Image credit: White House/X

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Republican narrative

The State Department's limited-edition America250 passports are a fitting tribute to the nation's 250th anniversary, featuring President Trump's image alongside the Declaration of Independence. Any American can apply for one this summer through the Washington Passport Agency, making this historic commemorative document widely accessible. This is exactly the kind of bold, patriotic celebration a milestone this significant deserves.

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Democratic narrative

No sitting president has ever appeared on a U.S. passport, and no foreign nation puts its head of state on passports either — making this a genuinely unprecedented move. Passports represent all Americans, not one person's brand, and slapping a president's portrait on an official travel document crosses a line that no democracy has crossed before. This fits a broader pattern of putting Trump's name and face on currency, military vessels, federal buildings and park passes.

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